Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Adam Duvall of the Marlins rises to first place among National League batters in 2021 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Player of the Day—Bauer struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and three walks, in the 3-0 win over the Diamondbacks.
Bauer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.4 for the season, sixth among all players and fourth among NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Angels pitcher Alex Cobb struck out eight over 5 2/3 innings, allowing one run (none earned), three hits and two walks, in the 11-3 win over the Tigers.
National League Batter of the Day—Adam Duvall of the Marlins hit two homers, including a grand slam, in the 10-2 win over the Cubs. Duvall went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in six runs.
Duvall earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, rising to first place among NL batters, passing previous leader Nick Castellanos of the Reds (5.5 points). Duvall ranks 32nd among all players.
American League Batter of the Day—Cedric Mullins of the Orioles hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 7-1 win over the Blue Jays. Mullins went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs.
Debut—Jason Vosler of the Giants made his Box-Toppers debut Friday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Vosler (1-2 R BI in the 5-3 win over the Phillies) made his Major League debut April 24 and was playing in his 25th career game.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2021. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Friday, June 18.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 13.4 |
| 2 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 12.7 |
| 3 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 12.7 |
| 4 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 11.4 |
| 5 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 11.4 |
| 6 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.4 |
| 7 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.4 |
| 8 | Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | cle al | 8.7 |
| 9 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 8.7 |
| 10 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 8.7 |
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Scoring—Bauer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Cobb earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Duvall and Mullins each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Friday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
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Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners
Here is the top player from each of the day’s games listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score (BTG).| 6/18 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | LAD 3, ARI 0 | Trevor Bauer, (W 7‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| BAT | +8.0 | MIA 10, CHC 2 | Adam Duvall, RF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| AL | +7.2 | LAA 11, DET 3 | Alex Cobb, (W 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| +7.0 | `WSH 1, NYM 0 | Erick Fedde | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | BAL 7, TOR 1 | Cedric Mullins, CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | SD 8, CIN 2 | Chris Paddack, (W 4‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ||
| +4.0 | ATL 9, STL 1 | Ozzie Albies, 2B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | SEA 5, TB 1 | Yusei Kikuchi, (W 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| +4.0 | HOU 2, CHW 1 | Ryan Pressly, (W 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | PIT 11, CLE 10 | Chad Kuhl, (W 1‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | COL 6, MIL 5 (F/10) | Jhoulys Chacín, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.2 | OAK 5, NYY 3 | James Kaprielian, (W 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +2.0 | KC 5, BOS 3 | Adalberto Mondesi, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIN 7, TEX 5 (F/10) | Hansel Robles, (W 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | SF 5, PHI 3 | Jason Vosler, 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` Pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s Player of the Game winners
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Player of the Game winners. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (’21). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’20-21), the period 2016-2021 (’16-21) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2021 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2020 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’21 | ’20‑21 | ’16‑21 | Career | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.4 | 19.4 | 68.7 | 86.8 | ‑0.6 |
| Fedde, Erick 4065 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.0 | 8.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | +6.0 |
| Duvall, Adam 3573 | rf | fla nl | 6.0 | 10.0 | 26.5 | 28.0 | +2.0 |
| Cobb, Alex 2916 | pi sp | ana al | 4.7 | 5.7 | 17.1 | 48.5 | +3.7 |
| Kaprielian, James 4416 | pi sp | oak al | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| Mullins, Cedric 4100 | cf | bal al | 3.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +3.5 |
| Paddack, Chris 4093 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.0 | 6.0 | 21.8 | 21.8 | +0.0 |
| Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | pi sp | sea al | 3.0 | 4.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | +1.3 |
| Pressly, Ryan 3186 | pi cp | hou al | 2.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 12.0 | ‑1.0 |
| Albies, Ozzie 3953 | 2b | atl nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | +1.0 |
| Mondesi, Adalberto 3750 | ss | kc al | 1.0 | 3.7 | 11.2 | 11.2 | ‑1.7 |
| Kuhl, Chad 3687 | pi sp | pit nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | +0.0 |
| Robles, Hansel 3580 | pi mr cp | min al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 10.7 | +1.0 |
| Chacin, Jhoulys 2711 | pi cp sp | col nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 31.8 | 53.9 | +1.0 |
| Vosler, Jason 4448 | 3b | sf nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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